"surface clutter" meaning in English

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Noun

Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} surface clutter (uncountable)
  1. (engineering) Unwanted radar or sonar wave reflection arising from the land or sea surface. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Engineering Related terms: volume clutter Translations (unwanted reflection): maavälke (Finnish)
    Sense id: en-surface_clutter-en-noun-fDbQtOZo Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: engineering, natural-sciences, physical-sciences

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